Not to diminish the impact of slave labor on this country's employment situation, but what exactly does "slave labor" do that could otherwise be done here in the U.S.?
I contend that from this country's perspective (aside from the moral question), slave labor has had very little impact on our economy -- if the things that are currently made by slave labor in other parts of the world were made here in the U.S., I am certain that they would be manufactured in plants that are 99% automated anyway.